Keebler v. Willard

1. A plaintiff may not show, in a civil action for damages resulting from an automobile collision, that the defendant was adjudged guilty in a traffic court of a violation of law alleged to have proximately resulted in the plaintiff’s injuries. Padget v. Williams, 82 Ga. App. 509 (3) (61 S. E. 2d 676). Similarly, a defendant may not offer testimony, under like circumstances, to show that he was not adjudged guilty of such offense. Clough v. Greyhound Corp., 91 Ga. App. 246 (1) (85 S. E. 2d 476). Accordingly, it was error requiring a reversal to allow the defendant’s witness to testify, over…